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Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar on Tuesday said a fearless approach of not worrying about being dismissed, and looking to put bowlers under pressure is his mantra after powering his side to the IPL final with a 92-run win over Gujarat Titans.<\/p>\n

Patidar went hammer and tongs in his 33-ball 93 not out, which included nine sixes and five fours and lifted RCB to a highest-ever total of 254 for five in an IPL knockout game.<\/p>\n

In reply, Gujarat Titans was blown away for a mere 162 in 19.3 overs as RCB, the defending champions, stormed into a second consecutive final.<\/p>\n

\u201c(It was a) super game for us, the way the batters dominated, striking with intent, was good for us. It wasn\u2019t a clear plan, but we were ready for it, have to show some body language that we are ready for you, every batter showed it, attacking mindset,\u201d Patidar told the broadcaster after the match.<\/p>\n

\u201cI take a few balls, 8-10 balls, to see how the wicket is doing, and then I have a clear mind to go about it. I\u2019m not worried about my wicket. I try and put the bowler under pressure.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe wicket was not that easy to get under the ball and hit; there was variable bounce. The way GT played till now, we were clear we had to get their three main batters out in the PowerPlay, and it worked,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who returned 4-0-28-3 to reclaim the Purple Cap, said the credit also has to go to the support staff, which helped RCB\u2019s bowlers draw their plans.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of credit goes to the men behind the scenes, the kind of plans and the way we executed those plans. The experience of Hoff (Josh Hazlewood) and me is useful, but the support staff has been outstanding,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey set up the plans, and we\u2019re executing. I can say we\u2019re data-informed; if there are places where we can improve, we do refer it, but we don\u2019t go 100 per cent. We make a lot of effort not to give room, get those leg-before wickets and bowled; we do a lot of planning,\u201d Bhuvneshwar added.<\/p>\n

Gujarat Titans\u2019 skipper Shubman Gill conceded it was not their day after the 2022 winners were pummelled by RCB batters in the first half and strangulated by their bowlers in the second.<\/p>\n

GT, chasing 255, had slipped to 88 for eight in 11.2 overs to concede the game.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were going pretty well up until the 12th, 13th over, and I don\u2019t think our fielding was at par, dropping a couple of catches, and then our ground fielding was not up to the mark,\u201d Gill said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is one of those games that we\u2019d like to forget and start over in Mohali. I don\u2019t think it was our day, the intensity was right there, but under pressure situations, we were not up to the mark,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Gill said it is all about making the most of the PowerPlay, but his side was not able to get a strong start.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all about getting a good start. If you get a good PowerPlay and on a ground like this, we know the ball travels and the outfield is also very quick,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you (GT) had gotten off to a good start in the PowerPlay, any target, with the kind of way the wicket was playing and the kind of ground that we were playing at, it could have been chaseable,\u201d the India batter added.<\/p>\n

Published on May 27, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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